"orange" wrote in message
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ok thanks all, I was going to clean it thoroughly but since
electrolytics can leak I thought experienced users might see signs of
leakage if not cleaned,
I was also hoping it might be the switch, but after checking with
ohmmeter it works ok.



They can leak, but usually they fail without any visible signs. That wave of
caps made with bad electrolyte did tend to bulge and leak though.